All Donkey Kong Bananza Amiibo Rewards

While they may not be as popular as they used to be, Amiibo figures are still kicking and Donkey Kong Bananza supports them. There's even a new DK and Pauline Amiibo figure created specifically for Donkey Kong Bananza with exclusive functionality, but other Amiibo figures also work with the game.

With an exclusive Amiibo figure and support for all the others, many players are wondering what exactly Amiibo does for Donkey Kong Bananza. The answer is slightly underwhelming — especially if you don't have a Donkey Kong-specific Amiibo figure — but Amiibo rewards can be surprisingly useful in some sections of the game. Here's what you get with every Amiibo figure in Donkey Kong Bananza.

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How to Use Amiibo in Donkey Kong Bananza

To use Amiibo figures with Donkey Kong Bananza, just press the start button to pause the game. Then, select the Amiibo icon in the bottom row where the settings and co-op features are. The game will then prompt you to scan an Amiibo figure, which you can do by placing one on the thumbstick of the right Joy-Con or the center of a Pro Controller.

If you scan the Donkey Kong and Pauline Amiibo specifically created for Donkey Kong Bananza, you'l l unlock the Diva Dress for Pauline. If you scan any Donkey Kong Amiibo figure, whether that be the Bananza one, the Mario series figure, or the Smash Bros. Figure, four golden explosive KONG tiles will spawn on the ground in front of you. These can be thrown or used as weapons to help you clear areas more quickly.

All other Amiibo figures can be scanned in Donkey Kong Bananza, but their effects are much more underwhelming. Scanning a non-DK Amiibo figure will spawn a sphere of a random material on the ground in front of you. It can be stone, glass, or just about anything. It doesn't give you anything else, but you can use these spheres as thrown weapons or ride them by turf surfing to get around faster.

To summarize, the only real exclusive Amiibo functionality in Donkey Kong Bananza is unlocking the Diva Dress for Pauline and getting easy access to explosive tiles. The Diva Dress for Pauline can actually be unlocked without the Amiibo figure, too, so you're not truly locked out of anything if you don't want to buy the toys.

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